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The Mambo Kings is a 1992 musical drama film based on the 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos. The film was directed and produced by Arne Glimcher, and stars Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty and Maruschka Detmers. Set in the early 1950s, the story follows Cesar (Assante) and Nestor Castillo (Banderas), brothers and aspiring musicians who find success…
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For Spanish actor Antonio Banderas the path towards true international stardom included appearing in Hollywood films that would ultimately make him into one of the greatest romantic leads of world cinema. That didn’t happen overnight and his Hollywood debut - *The Mambo Kings*, 1992 period musical drama directed by Arne Glimcher, although interesting, was hardly a smashing success at the box office. The film is base…More
